μέροψ
μέροψ,
οπος,
ὁ, poet. word, used only in pl. as epith. of men, derived by Gramm. from
μείρομαι, ὄψ,
A). dividing the voice, i. e.
articulate (cf.
Hsch., Sch.
11.1.250 ),
μ. ἄνθρωποι Il. l.c.,
Hes. Op. 109 , etc.;
μ. βροτοί 11.2.285 ;
μερόπεσσι λαοῖς A. Supp. 90 (lyr.): hence as Subst., =
ἄνθρωποι ,
Musae. Fr. 13 D.,
A. Ch. 1018 (anap.),
E. IT 1263 (lyr.),
A.R. 4.536 ,
Call. Fr. 418 ,
AP 7.563 (Paul. Sil.); a usage satirized by
Strato Com., 1.6 sq.
II). in sg. and pl.,
bee-eater, Merops apiaster,
Arist. HA 615b25 ,
Plu. 2.976d ; cf.
εἴροψ.
ShortDef
dividing the voice
Merops
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Headword (normalized):
μέροψ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μεροψ
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-66339
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μέροψ</span>, <span class="itype greek">οπος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, poet. word, used only in pl. as epith. of men, derived by Gramm. from <span class="foreign greek">μείρομαι, ὄψ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dividing the voice</span>, i. e. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">articulate</span> (cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span></span>, Sch.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4085.tlg001:11:1:250" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4085.tlg001:11:1:250/canonical-url/"> 11.1.250 </a>), <span class="quote greek">μ. ἄνθρωποι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> </span> l.c., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:109" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:109/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 109 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">μ. βροτοί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:2:285" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:2:285/canonical-url/"> 11.2.285 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">μερόπεσσι λαοῖς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:90" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:90/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 90 </a> (lyr.): hence as Subst., = <span class="ref greek">ἄνθρωποι</span> , <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Musae.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 13 </span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span></span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1018" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1018/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 1018 </a> (anap.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1263" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1263/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IT</span> 1263 </a> (lyr.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:536" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.536/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 4.536 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg001:418" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg001:418/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Call.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 418 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 7.563 </span> (Paul. Sil.); a usage satirized by <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0507.tlg001:1:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0507.tlg001:1.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Strato Com.</span>, 1.6 </a> sq. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> in sg. and pl., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bee-eater, Merops apiaster</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:615b:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:615b.25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 615b25 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.976d </span>; cf. <span class="foreign greek">εἴροψ</span>.</div> </div><br><br>'}